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AUSTRALIAN TRADE WITH CHINA.

THE COMMISSIONER SYSTEM.

"During the whole of my time ja China I saw one advertisement for an Australian product," esid Mr. Norman · C. Ashton, an Australian who bas

Phone Contral 1500.

SHADOWS BEFORE. ́

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED

IN THE MAIL."

ENTERTAINMENTS.

November 18-Coronet Theatre;

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

BUCEPHALUS PEGASUS,

brown paper.

THE CHINA MAIL.`

SHIPPING,

JAPANESE MERCHANT

SHIPBUILDING.

RICH BUT DESTITUTE.

According to the New York World, the widow of Mr. Oscar Hammerstein, the well-known theatrical monager, One day when Donald cane buck

was found in a distressing stało from a walk and went up into his

The Japanese Budget for 1923 con-sitting in the Central Park. She bod numery he had a big surprise. For tains provisions... for navigation been unible to e-teen bill at the there behind the door was a hege brunting and mail aubsidies amount Hotel Netherlond; and had only 23 parcel something which aeemed to ing to 9 455,797 van (about 5,000,000 centa io her possession. Delay and have a head and legs but it was dole), mya Mr. Eugene T. Chamber difficulties in settling her bu band's wrapped up in no end of pieces of lan, of the transportation division, estate are responsible for her plight, Department of Commerce, WashingIf the matter could be settled Mra. "Oh Mother" eriod Danild, run

ton, in an analysis of Japan's merchant Hammerstein would be worth quito a ning to the door, "Come quickly marine policies.

million dollare. After Ostar There is an enormous parc in my Since 186, Mr. Chamberlain ox Hammerstein's death. in August, nursory. Whore has it come from?" plaice, the contraction of merchant

"Yea isn't it a lovely surprise," vessels in Japan has been directly scheme for preserving his Manhattan

1919, his widow took up said his mothers she came running encouraged through the shipbuildiar Opera House, which he upstairs, Uncle Frank has sent it law (in the middle of 1918), and in to fight the Metropolitan Opera for you. Don't you remember when directly by the navigation bounty House-until he was bought out in ho was staying here last week he said law since 1917. Further assistance 1006 for £100,000. In June, 1921, that he wanted to send you something has been given by, bounties ou steel however, that he hoped you would like ever production and by ranil subsidies.

the scheme completely fizzled out, and the Manhattan Opera much?""

The shipbuilding lounty law makra House was converted into cllicus. At I remember," answered Dountdit possible for ourporations bose that time there were many dieselsions But he didn't say what it was going membera or shareboldera were between Mrs. Hammerstein, who was Japanes subjects employing com- her husband's eccond wife, and his put naval architects and owning come and daughter, and relations were docks, ships and machinery enpable very strained. The widow announc of constructing vesarls of 1,000 groused ber intration of leaving America tens or more, to receive a bounty for ever and making her home in varying with the type of the vessel France. The late Me Hammerstein

to ba Do help meundo it Mother,"

So together they pilled off all the brown paper and add the string and then Donald discoverd that it was, the biggest rocking hore that be had ever seen. It was pind brown at great staring glass eyes.

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built

just returned to Sydney from an er. "Way Down Eaat" World Theatre; had a long A »wing mane and tail and from 11 yen to 22 yen per' ton of the built the London Opera Hones in

tended business visit to China and Japan. That was for a brand of ale, and was displayed in an hotel in Shanghai.

"I expected to be up against a stiff proposition when I went to China to, look into the chances of Australian goods. I found a gracral desire for them, or, at least, for information about them. There is a slump just now in China, as in other parts of the world, but this is only temporary. ÅB soon as it passes over there is an im mense market waiting and it is those who get their goods before the Chi nese public now who will reap the benefit. Little is being done by Aus tralia, but Germany and other cous. tries are working hard.

"Trade Commissionra?" said Mr. Ashton. "They don't rem-10- amount to much. Mr. Little is, I believe, independeat and not anxious to retain the position When I was in Shanghai I telephoned the Com- missioner's offen and asked for the tariff rates on silk home in Australia. I was toll to call at the office, but had not the time, as ny stay was limited.

I wrote. Then.I waited

nine days without receiving no answer. Just before leaving I tele- phoned again. A lady answered, who said that Mr. Little was away, and that the could not give me the information.

***It is of little use for an Australian *firm to send a representative who

cannot poak Chingfor

There is no difficulty in securing men with the necessary knowledge. Just now there are at least 200 Britishers and some Australians in Shangai out of a job. They are mes who have been in Chien, for years, and sprak the language and know the ropes.

Kowloon

Theatro;

William Farnum in "His Greatest facrifica" Constance Talmadge in "Good Refer. ences." Theatre Royal; Matiuen: "Rigoletto" .4 p.m.

"Norma" |

9.15 p.m.

November 20-Theatre Royal;

"Corm:"

November 21-Theatre Royal; **Barbiere Di Siviglia."

November 22.Theatre Royal;

"Aida."

November 23-Theatre Royal; "Favorita

"Ernani,"

November 21-Theatre Royal;

Royal;

Royal;

November 25-Theatre "Lucia di Lammelmoor."

November 25-Thentre Matinen "Il Trovatore,”

COMPANY MEETINGS.

December 5-Hongkong, Canton and Macao steamboat Cay., ex- traordinary general meeting, noon.

December 22-Hongkong. Canton Macao stramboat Cay,, extraordinary general meeting, noon.

SPORTING EVENTO.

November 18-Fifth Gymkhana of the Hougkong Jockey Club.

I

constructed which

"Jump up!" said his mother. rosage of such vesels as they Kingsway.

the Bati-Gied Donald did not need to barold twice requirements of the authorities. fa put his feet in the stipend up Recipients of the bounty were re and down he went until he was fired, auired to use domestic materiele, tained by the United Stater Govern The drastic injunction recently ob- "This is lovely!** his exclaimed, "I sluit be able to ride all over the Fuch as could not be produced went agai..at the railway repaitinan

in Japan.

trade union, making peaceful picket- Wath the great development of the 'ing nod verbal or written recommend- hipbuilding industry during the war ations to men to leave work illegal, period the bounties paid rose from has been renewed, notwithstanding 800.000 dols in 1914 and 1915 to that the strike is broken.

world now." For ha and a vivid imagiantion and was always piet-nd- iog torow in a bout to Shanghai or fly in an imaginary aeroplane to England

or America.

י

Y expect you will have some splendid rides, said his mother." And what are you going to call your horse? :

I don't know," replied Donald, Do you know any cries' unines { Mother 1"

"Well you might call him Buce Jhalus or Pegasus, she answered. Those were very famous b^r«e»,"

"They are drenutully long nam. a," Donald said, as he rocked thought fully up and down, Were they real boreen Mother?"

1,000,000 'ols in 1916, and 2,600 000 dol, in 1017 In 1918, the Japanese yards built 490 000 groas tons, ca an-

while

on

nual output surpassing any previous certain cases to foreiga-built ships German output and reader belpre admitted to Japanese register, during the war only by the usual British the calendar year 1921 Japan built output and on thres ocessions by the only 13 eamers of 227,425 grose product of U.S. yards. Within two tona,

December 31, years sumarine warfare developed 1921, Japanese owners had contracted Japanese abpbuilding and Japanese in foreign-yards for 14 new steamers shipping at seven-fold the rate of ite of 70,000 gross tons, and in the right iacra in 20 yenta under the careful-montha ended February, 1922, had by devised bounty project.

purchased 44foreign steamers of 280,000 gross tour.

SUSPENDED BMIFBUILDING. BOUNTY.

"Bucephalus was, his mother' The purpose of, the shipbuilding replied, "I will tell you about them lounty law of 1896 was being accom futh and then you will see which plished by other instrumentalities and

name you like "

allow

A. CHANGE IN POLICY,"

In its main feature as to routes,

types and speed of steamers emplo

in 1918 the Japanese Government and number of voyages the Jamiso "D5 please," urged Donald as ha suspende the operation of the law, navigation bounty system was main settled down to li-ten and she went and, so far as can be ascertained, has tained during the war and up to 1921 Pucephalus belonged to Aloxan intention of putting it into effect substantially at before the war. The der the Great' who lived in Macedonia again in the near future.

(annual expenditure for the navigation hundreds and hundreds of years The way for the su pension of the hourly system for the eight georS a big horse with shipbuilding bounty had been paved from 1914 to 1921, inclusive, were ago. He waY PUBLIO AUCTION BALES,

ahend like a bull and he would by a law vaacted in August, 1917, for 63,021,200 yon, or on annual avenge

no one except Alexando to the encoungement of the steel in of 8,000,000, gangquivalent to 4,000, November 20-Crown_land_sales,

mount on his back and he always dustry, which exempted from income 000 dois. P.W.D., 3 p.m.

knelt down for him to get ou. Alex taxea and business taxes those ebgag Change in navigation bounties for November 21Hughes and Hough: ander rode him everywhere and one ed in the steel industries, and provid, 1921 and 1922 in respect to lines to akwood and black wood furniture,day...in the middle of a battlu et bounties for various domestic steel Europe, to North America (Seattle), Bucephalus was badly wounded. He products, The amounts of these South America - (west coast), and tɔ sales rooms, 2.20 p m.

November 21-fammert Bros, burried away to a safe place and then bounties and tax exemptions are not Australia are attributed to changra valu ible

lease hold. properties. dropped down dead after he had put available, but in 1921 the doretic effected by the Budget bill of 1921 Austin Toons, pam

down his master, Alexander lovod-product-al-staal-in_lapzú equalled the and 1922, which authorised extra November 22 and 23.-Valuable his larse so much that he built a city imports in volume. On a Gotorament budgetary obligations, not to exceed

and called it after his man."

steel plant nearly 100,000 000 yen has annually 1,40 000 jrn, to subsidias Germany is pushing trade in every household furniture, at No. 23

That is a nice story, it it is really been expended up to this year. the carving of the mails for the fiscal possible way. Most of the Orionyodburst Terrace,2 45 p.m. each day.

true," broke in Donald as his mother! The law to encourage the strel in-year end d April 1, 1921, not to ex- pautod for a moment," And now wil dustry was amended in 1921, and cerd 5,569 224 yen for the fiscal year November 21-langkong Philhar

you phare tell me about th other since July 20 th business have been caded April 1, 1922, and for the fissal city, St John Cathedral Matt 1g--what did you applied only to strel products used in year ending April 1, 1923 not to ex- 5.30 pm.

the construction or repair of aaval card 5,217,192 pen this last named Nor mbr.-24.-Football Associa

Bayth

Pegasus smiled his mother, Tesels or merchant ships. A bounty amount to be applied solely to the Meeting, Recreation Room," Yeu remember Donald how I told is provided for steel ingets and slabs, lines to North and South America. Victoria Barracks. 5 p.m.,

The purpose of the change in policy you rino day about a hero named mad iu Janan equal to 15 per cent. November 20-Hoogkong Jockey Perans who cut off the head of of the value of importid steel ingots seems to be the relief of mail atcomers Club, half-yearly meeting, 12.30 p.m. Medus, who had snakes on ber head, and slaba, and a bounty of 15 per from the Government's power to fix instead of hair and killed men Grcent. of the value of the imported fright ano passenger rates under the Hongkong Club Annexe.

turned them into stones when she article in the case of bars and rada, navigation bounty act and it is not looked at the ?"

shapes, T shapes, angles, # ip plates, improbable, in view of the workines Was that the Gorgon?" put in sheet tober, pipes and turbine blades of the existing bounty act during the Donald.

made in Japan, the bounties bring war, that the system of mail bounties "Yes," answered his mother; Well paid only when the articles are used may be further extend' d so as in when Perseus, cut off her head a in a' ipvarda.

time entirely to supersude navigation

gooda sent to China are on consign- ment. and I do not think the ope tenth of theas are being sold inst-naw

ital,

but they are making abg show They have displays in many wind cas in the Treaty petta. You can eaten

window for nothing. The Germans are publishing a free newspaper in Shanghai, in English. Chinese, and German. It is a 1 pago paper, giving news, and also heaps of German ad- vertisementsBritish_films_ure_also

very reely, China)

advertising and Japan."

DUCA PJ.

PENALTY.

will not relosta.**

man:

OTHER MEETINGS.

fight'

winged horse sprang from her blood The Japanese policy of navigation bounties.

WORLD THEATRE..

'Another Fox production comes to the World theatre on Sunday After your own Heart" in which Tom Mix MAGISTRATE WANTS HEAVIER dora new etunts as college bred ranch and flew up into the air until he came bountire has been so applied as to The complaint WRS made by by a mountain called Helicon where promote domestic shipbuilding a well subsidizon opera'ors during the When Herbert Parker, college he stayed for a time. There he was Japanese 1 avigation, so that the war that they were unable to take athlete and ranchman arrives in tated, come say by the ses gadaba donment in 1918 of the system advantaje of favourable oppor "I wish women's organisations Arizons to take charge of his proper-Neptune and others sy by the war of dira:t construction bountife has lere tunities because of the policy of would take this up oud shout until ty, he finds that old Luke Bramele giddess Minerva and then he was current significance than would ap- the Government to keep freight ther make. Palinient hear. We owner of the adjoining ranch, is given to a man called Bellerop hou to pear superficially. The addition, for rates on subsidirad vessels as low want some place to which we can ready to give him send there girle compnéorily. They over the ownership of a valuable conquer a fery monater known as the example, of 25 per cent, to the caviga possible. Whenever the demand Chimera. Bellerophon killed this tion bonuties in the case of ships built for space on any particular line ex water hole. Parker sa Barley's monster and then thought he would according to plans approved by the craded the supply of subsidisad space This was the opinion expressed by daughter from beiog kille 1 fly up to heaven. Jupitre, the most ve nment is included in the naviga. the tramp rate was always higher the chairman of the Swansen by her runaway horse, and is offered powerful of the gorls was an sunoyed lion bountie and cannot be separ- than the rates authorised by the Gor mapistrates MP, JW Joses, when a a job on the Bramley ranch. He single girl, 21 years of age, whic had accepta, being er ten by Miss

at his daring to do this that he sortately stated, nir are the specifica arament on subsidised vessels, the been discovered on a veral with a Loretta's charms, but he makes an

an insect to worry Pegasus and as batons and particulars exacted by former, rate from Kobe to Liverpool seaman at.3.10a.m., made her eighth enemy of Peter Ruddock, the plunged about is rider fell off the Government as a condition during the greater part of 1918,

the grant of this Pegasus then continued in his flight to

ext a for example, bring ten times appearance at the police court for Bromley foreman. Old man Bramley to heaven and Jupiter plac d him bounty disclosed. There is reason bigher than the latter. Ioatnicer loitering at the dock",

flods out who Parker really is and

to believe that, as in the American frequently occurred Maro hot, despilo rtringent drives him off the place. The fg t

amongst the stars."

of tramps "They both sound as if they had Ocean Mail Act of 1891, the British paying for themselves, in epito regulations and the utmost visilaure or the water hole becomes serious, un exciting time," said Donald, what Cunard contract, and the former mail of the high cost of vessel, by the of the part of the police, undesirable when Ruddock shoots his boss in the his mother had finished, : I should contracts, there special requirements profit of one trip to Europe. Probably, women monage, by various ingenious hand and makes him think that one love to ride on a winged horse on I deal with the conversion of the faster with a view to promote the nation's methods to gain norges to the doos of the Parker outfit did it.

should like to imagine too that I was ships into saval auxilieries and transcommerce and its welfare as a whole, and board the ships at many of the As a last resort, Ruddock tells a

Alexander the Great riding on Bnce.ports Although the navigation the Government consistently refused Booth Wales porta.

gang of outlawa that his bosd has a

pbalss. I think Mother, "he add-d." bounties allowed to ships built in to permit more than normal increases large sum of money in the house and That I shall have to give him both Japan are double those allowed in in rates, so that during the period of Authorities, with whom I have that be will help them steil it, if they names and then some days I can call

endoro

■psken

Swansea will assist him to carry off Foretta. him Bucephalus and sometimes magistrate's view that the present Word Trachus Parker what is going Pegasus and wo con fight battles or penalty-a maximum fine of £t which on and his reasnice makes one of the dy op to heaven." the girls can easily obtain-ir not most exciting finishes of the year. enough.

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FINE NOT ENOUGH

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vessels or the purpose of looking for Mal preof the Hongkong. these peste. At present they may do Cricket Club 'nte advl-ed by na so only by Invitation of the ship's adverlisimant appending to-day "that officers, an Ilearn that the officers they can see a plan of the Pavilion at any rate, in the ease of foreign seating for 1 ext week's Interpart ten vessels are an anxious as the crewnient the Clab and can book sente on

Monday in time from Tadpole, to smuggle theep'w, men abbard..

That is a good idea," ogreed his mother, "I expect that you will have lots of good times riding him."

And this Donald certainly did,

PETER PAN.

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